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| KIM Won Jin |
| NOC |
Korea
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| Gender | Men |
| Born |
24 Aug 1984
in Seoul, KOR
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| Height | 1.78 m |
| Weight | 67 kg |
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Further Personal Information |
| Residence |
Ulsan, KOR |
| Occupation |
Student |
| Languages |
Korean |
| Higher education |
Korea National Sport University: Seoul, KOR |
Sport Specific Information |
| When and where did you begin this sport? |
He started fencing when he was 14 years old. |
| Why this sport? |
He says he was influenced by the senior fencing students at his high school, who won a gold medal at a competition. They got attention and flowers from pretty girls, which made him want to start fencing too.
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| Club / Team |
Ulsan Metropolitan: Ulsan, KOR |
| Name of coach |
Yong Yul Kim |
| Coach from which country? |
Korea |
| Training Regime |
Running, basic positions, lessons and matches. |
| Handedness |
Left |
International Debut |
| Year |
2002 |
| Competing for |
Korea |
| Location |
Turkey |
General Interest |
| Hobbies |
Listening to music. (Athlete, 04 Sep 2006) |
| Memorable sporting achievement |
Winning a gold medal in the Men's Teams Epee at the 2006 Doha Asian Games. (Athlete, 04 Sep 2006) |
| Most influential person in career |
South Korean fencer, Shim Jae-Sung (Athlete, 04 Sep 2006) |
| Ambitions |
To win a gold medal at the Olympic Games. (Athlete, 04 Sep 2006) |
| Other information |
CHILDHOOD
His grandmother raised him since his parents divorced when he was 10 years old. Sadly, his grandmother passed away without seeing him win the gold medal at the 2010 Guangzhou Asian Games. (news.naver.com, 18 Nov 2010)
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| Olympic Games |
| 2008 |
8 |
Team Epee |
Beijing, China |
| World Championships |
| 2010 |
8 |
Team Epee |
Paris, France |
| 2009 |
6 |
Team Epee |
Antalya, Turkey |
| Asian Championships |
| 2008 |
1 |
Individual Epee |
Bangkok, Thailand |
| 2005 |
3 |
Team Epee |
Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia |
| 2005 |
8 |
Individual Epee |
Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia |
| 2004 |
1 |
Individual Epee |
Manila, Philippines |
| 2004 |
4 |
Team Epee |
Manila, Philippines |
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